Degrees of comparison of the Adjective

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Degrees of comparison of the
Adjective
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Degrees of comparison of the
Adjective
• Положительная степень
• Сравнительная степень
• Превосходная степень
Образование степеней сравнения
прилагательного зависит в основном от
количества слогов в слове

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Degrees of comparison of the Adjective: positive,
comparative and superlative
One-syllable adjectives
Big – bigger – the biggest
Large – larger – the largest
Nice – nicer – the nicest
Light – lighter – the lightest
Thick – thicker – the thickest
This house is rather high.
This house is higher than that one.
This is the highest house in the city.
Two-syllable adjectives in -y
Heavy – heavier – the heaviest
Easy – easier – the easiest
Pretty – prettier – the prettiest
Tasty – tastier – the tastiest
Funny – funnier – the funniest
I want to buy this funny hat.
My hat is funnier than yours.
His hat is the funniest one in the shop.

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Degrees of comparison of the Adjective
Other two-syllable adjectives, three and more syllable adjectives
• Modern – more modern – the most modern
• Active – more active – the most active
• Wonderful – more wonderful – the most wonderful
I prefer wonderful weather to nasty when I go on a hike.
Today the weather is more wonderful than it was yesterday.
No doubt, today it is the most wonderful weather this month.

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Degrees of comparison of the Adjective
Good – better – the best
Bad – worse – the worst
Little – less – the least
Many (much) – more – the most
Far – farther – the farthest
Far – further – the furthest
• My house is far from school. He lives in the Far East.
• His house is farther from school than mine.
• What is the farthest point in the North?

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Comparative constructions
The …, the …
Чем прил. в сравн. степени, тем
прил. в сравн. степени
• The sooner you begin to
think about your future
profession, the easier it is to
choose the university to
study.
• The more expensive the car
is, the better the quality.
• The more things there are in
the bag, the heavier it is.
• The nicer the people, the
more pleasant it is to speak
with them.
… and …
прил. в сравн. степени и
прил. в сравн. степени
• These days it is more and
more difficult to find a wellpaid job in a town.
• He began to study better
and better before the
session.
• Each time he bought a
newer and newer car.

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Comparative constructions
As … as
Такой же + прил. в положит.
степени как
Not so (as) … as
Не такой + прил. в положит.
степени как
• Her children are as high as
their father.
• This notebook is as
powerful as that one.
• These subjects are not so
interesting as the ones we
studied in the 1st term.
• The teacher in Mathematics
is not so strict as the
teacher in Geometry.
Much, far, a lot (намного)
+ прил. в сравн. Степени
Less, a bit, slightly (немного) +
прил. в сравн. степени
• This film is much more
interesting than the one we
watched yesterday.
• Her salad is a lot tastier
than his.
• Can you speak less quicker?
• Our car is a bit heavier than
theirs.
• Their balls are slightly
bigger than ours.

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